Alaska's minerals as a basis for industry

Technical Report · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1945

OSTI ID:7220526

Bain, H F

During 80 years of United States possession, Territory of Alaska has added nearly 2 billion dollars' worth of mineral and nonmineral products to national wealth and still contains vast unexploited mineral resources. Bureau of Mines exploratory work has disclosed presence of many metals and nonmetallic minerals; but, with exception of gold, copper, coal, and certain other minerals, considerable prospecting must be completed to determine the economic value of such deposits. In addition to histories of gold, copper, and coal mining, survey discusses available data on lead and zinc, iron ores, potential petroleum, mercury, tin, antimony, tungsten, molybdenum, chromite, nickel, and platinum metals. Nonmetallic minerals considered include asbestos, barite, clays, fluorspar, garnet, gypsum, limestone and marble, sand and gravel, jade, and sulfur.

• Research Organization: Bureau of Mines, Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7220526
• Report Number(s): BM-IC-7379
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
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GYPSUM
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SILICON COMPOUNDS
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